Musical-instrument rack



T. KA Y MUS I CAL I NSTRUMENT RACK Filed June 9, 1925 Patented Dec. 15,1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS KAY, 01? DENVER, COLORADO.

MUSICAL-INSTRUMENT RACK.

Application filed June 9, 1925. Serial No. 35,935.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS KAY, a subject of the King of Great Britain,residing at Denver, the county of Denver, and

State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMusical- Instrument Racks; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thecharacters or reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisapplication.

This invention relates to improvements in racks for supporting musicalinstruments.

It is well known that it is necessary for musicians to have severalinstruments within easy reach so that they may quickly exchange one forthe other whenever occasion requires. This is especially true ofsaxaphone players who are often required to have several saxaphones ofdili'erent tone color or timbre. I will not attempt to explain thereason why several instruments are needed as the reason is not essentialto an understanding of my invention. here a player is required to haveseveral instruments and to shift quickly from one to another, it isnecessary that the instruments shall be placed within convenient reachand be so supported that one can be laid away and the other picked up asquickly and conveniently as possible.

The need for a convenient rack for supporting instruments has been longrecognized and several people have produced racks for this purpose,non-e of which, however, has met with universal approval.

A successful rack of this type must meet several requirements amongwhich may be mentioned that it must be light in weight, quite strong,and of rigid construction when assembled. It must also be so made thatit can be taken apart and packed into a compact package that can bereadily transported and it must not injure the instruments. The rackthat forms the subject of this invention has been so constructed that itcomplies witlr all of the above requirements.

My invention can be most clearly explained and will be most readilyunderstood when reference is had to the accompanying drawing in whichthe preferred embodiment thereof has been illustrated and in whrch:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my 1111- proved rack showing the same inassembled relation;

Fig. 2 is a detail view looking downwardly in the direction indicated bysection line 22, Fig. 1;

My improved rack consists of two base members 1 and 1 identical in sizeand shape. Each of these members has a plug member 2 projecting upwardlyfrom one side at a point near the center of the member. These plugs maybe soldered or brazed in place, but I have shown them as passing throughan opening in the upper side of the base member and held in placetherein by means of a rivet 3. The base members are also provided withan additional upwardly extending plug 4 that is secured in place in thesame manner as the plug 2 and differs from the latter merely in length.Telescopically connected to each plug 2 is a tubular upright supportingbar 6, within the upper end of which I have secured a plug 7 that isheld in place by a rivet 8. The plugs 7 have two holes 9 and 10extending downwardly from the top for some distance. One of these holesis larger than the other and is intended to receive the end 11 of asupporting bar 12, while the other hole may be used to receive the endof some other bar, as, for example, the end of the bar 13 that supportsthe music rack 14. The bar 12 has several U-shaped ofi'sets 15 ofdifferent sizes each adapted to receive the flaring end of a saxaphonedirectly back of the bell in the manner indicated by dotted lines inFig. 1. A bar 16 having its ends 17 of reduced diameter connects the twoupright supports 6 and is clamped to the latter by means of nuts 18 inthe manner clearly shown in Fig. 4. In order to prevent the tube 6 fromcollapsing, I have inserted a plug 19 within the same at the point wherethe end 18 extends through it. When the several parts are assembled therack has the appearance shown in Fig. 1. The cone 20 that is shown inplace on one of the plugs a in Fig. 1 is removable and may be used tosupport a straight saxaphone.

When the rack is to be transported from one place to another, it isdisassembled by first removing the music rack 14 and cone 20. Thesupporting bar 12 may then be removed and next the rod 16. The verticalsupports 6 are now removed from the plugs 2. We have now the six pieces1, 1, 6, 6, 12 and 15 which are of such shape that they can be made intoa compact bundle and which, together with the music rack 14-,cone 20 andany other attachments, may be inserted into a suitable bag or casing.The supporting rod 12 is preferably wrapped with velvet 21 so that itwill not mar the finish of the instruments.

When in use the rack is assembled as port so that the rack will not fallover when being struck accidentally.

From the above it will be apparent that I have produced a musicalinstrument rack that when it is assembled forms a convenientrel-iablesupport for musical instruments and which can be readilydisassembled and formed into acompact bundle for convenience intransportation.

Having now described my invention, What I claim as new is:

A rack for supporting musical instruments comprising in combination apair of base members adapted to rest-upon a floor each of said basemembers having an up wardly projecting plug, vertical supporting barstelescopically secured respectively tosaid plugs, a horizontal barconnecting said vertical bars at a point above said plugs, said verticalbars having openings in their upper ends, and a supporting bar havingdepending ends respectively adapted to enter said opening, saidsupporting bar having a U-shaped loop intermediate its ends,

said loop being open at the top and extending downwardly below the upperextremities of the vertical bars, for the reception of a musicalinstrument.

In testimony whereof I-aifix my signature.

THOMAS KAY.

